Earthquakes near Palos Verdes Estates, CA

The latest 50

1. 3.6 8 km (5 mi) NW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · felt by 1,735 Sep 27, 2026
   8:40 am PDT
2. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) ENE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 19, 2026
   12:36 pm PDT
3. 2.9 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · felt by 516 Sep 17, 2026
   1:32 pm PDT
4. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
   2:29 pm PDT
5. 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
   2:25 pm PDT
6. 1.6 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
   6:17 am PDT
7. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
   6:12 am PDT
8. 1.8 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
   6:09 am PDT
9. 2.6 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · felt by 23 Sep 12, 2026
   4:32 am PDT
10. 1.7 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    3:27 am PDT
11. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    3:07 am PDT
12. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:52 am PDT
13. 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:51 am PDT
14. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:46 am PDT
15. 1.9 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:43 am PDT
16. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:41 am PDT
17. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:40 am PDT
18. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:40 am PDT
19. 2.2 17 km (11 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:04 am PDT
20. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    2:04 am PDT
21. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    1:31 am PDT
22. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    1:06 am PDT
23. 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:39 am PDT
24. 2.0 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · felt by 1 Sep 12, 2026
    12:38 am PDT
25. 1.7 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:36 am PDT
26. 2.4 14 km (9 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:35 am PDT
27. 2.6 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · felt by 24 Sep 12, 2026
    12:34 am PDT
28. 1.7 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:31 am PDT
29. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 12, 2026
    12:29 am PDT
30. 1.6 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:23 pm PDT
31. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:12 pm PDT
32. 1.9 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:05 pm PDT
33. 1.6 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 11, 2026
    8:06 am PDT
34. 2.3 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · felt by 4 Sep 11, 2026
    7:57 am PDT
35. 1.7 26 km (16 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 10, 2026
    3:20 pm PDT
36. 1.7 17 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 10, 2026
    12:45 pm PDT
37. 2.3 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 10, 2026
    12:40 pm PDT
38. 1.8 16 km (10 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 10, 2026
    12:40 pm PDT
39. 1.6 20 km (12 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 8, 2026
    10:47 pm PDT
40. 3.1 18 km (11 mi) ENE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · felt by 1,125 Sep 6, 2026
    12:13 am PDT
41. 1.5 28 km (17 mi) SSE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 5, 2026
    9:48 am PDT
42. 1.9 26 km (16 mi) NE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Sep 5, 2026
    9:15 am PDT
43. 1.9 20 km (12 mi) S of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Aug 26, 2026
    11:51 am PDT
44. 2.3 20 km (13 mi) SE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Aug 17, 2026
    6:15 pm PDT
45. 1.6 14 km (9 mi) ENE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Aug 16, 2026
    5:11 am PDT
46. 1.6 7 km (4 mi) NNW of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Aug 11, 2026
    8:20 pm PDT
47. 2.5 15 km (9 mi) NNE of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · felt by 280 Aug 2, 2026
    8:50 pm PDT
48. 1.6 28 km (17 mi) N of Palos Verdes Estates, CA Jul 31, 2026
    4:57 pm PDT
49. 2.2 27 km (17 mi) N of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · felt by 8 Jul 31, 2026
    4:37 pm PDT
50. 2.3 24 km (15 mi) E of Palos Verdes Estates, CA · felt by 196 Jul 30, 2026
    10:44 am PDT

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Palos Verdes Estates time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Palos Verdes Estates are listed even when they are further out.

On the map

The white circle is Palos Verdes Estates; dots are the 50 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists 14 earthquakes of M5 or more within 50 km of Palos Verdes Estates; the five largest:

1. 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake · 48 km NNW of Palos Verdes Estates 1994
2. 6.4 The 1933 Long Beach, California Earthquake · 41 km ESE of Palos Verdes Estates 1933
3. 5.9 The 1987 Whittier Narrows, California Earthquake · 41 km NE of Palos Verdes Estates 1987
4. 5.3 2 km SSW of Santa Monica, California · 24 km NNW of Palos Verdes Estates 1927
5. 5.3 7km W of Newport Beach, CA · 41 km ESE of Palos Verdes Estates 1933

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearest mapped faults

• Palos Verdes fault, 2 km from its surface trace
• Newport-Inglewood-Rose Canyon fault, 16 km from its surface trace
• San Pedro Basin fault, 19 km from its surface trace

USGS Quaternary Fault and Fold Database. Near is not the same as on.

Nearby towns

Rolling Hills 6 km · Rancho Palos Verdes 6 km · Hermosa Beach 7 km · Manhattan Beach 9 km · Carson 11 km · Gardena 12 km · El Segundo 13 km · Lennox 16 km

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